Investigating our foods takes effort, but is rewarding

9:52 PM,
Aug. 23, 2013

A chicken on display at the Living Lightly Fair at Minnetrista Saturday afternoon. (Chris Bergin/ The Star Press)

Written by

Andrea Wolfe

This is an article on sustainable living written by a member of the Living Lightly Fair planning committee. The fair will be Sept. 21 at Minnetrista. - Editor

Sustainable agriculture produces healthy food without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same.

Because it is focused on building and preserving agricultural resources for the future, some of the aims of sustainable farming include: improving soil fertility, maintaining the water table, decreasing and sequestering greenhouse gas emissions, reducing pollution, protecting biodiversity and building ...